Senior Auditor – Banking and Financial Reporting

About the role

The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan is hiring a Senior Auditor in the financial area. The role covers oversight of audit projects and post-audit recommendations, leading audit teams and producing accurate, high-quality reports on audit findings.

Key responsibilities

• Lead audit teams, supervise their work and assess performance
• Prepare audit programmes and carry out procedures to identify weaknesses, then write precise, effective reports
• Assess risk management, internal control and governance effectiveness
• Audit accounting records, financial statements prepared under IFRS and official statistical and prudential reports submitted to the Central Bank
• Evaluate credit, market, liquidity and interest rate risk management and expected loan loss provisions
• Audit compliance with Central Bank prudential norms (capital adequacy, liquidity ratios, open foreign exchange positions, large-risk limits)
• Assess risks and impacts of findings, investigate root causes, recommend actions and communicate results

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in economics, finance or accounting
• At least 3 years of experience in banking or Big Four audit firms, including at least 4 years in financial auditing, accounting or prudential reporting supervision
• Excellent knowledge of IFRS and banking accounting, and deep knowledge of Central Bank prudential regulations and banking law
• Fluent Azerbaijani (written and spoken) and business-level English

Required skills

• Highly analytical thinking and ability to analyse large volumes of data
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially advanced Excel
• Experience working with banking operational systems and reporting systems